The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-15

thrown solidly To one, there could have
been no election. The Democrats have
kept utter faith in the contest so far. and
the most heated feeling has never
charged treachery on either part.
Therefore the Senatorial contest stands
exactly where it did last night, except
for the outside work which may possibly
tell in the caucus.
THE DAILY BALLOT.
The ballot stood:
Bloxham $4,000. . zai
Goodrich ----.-.--.- -- II
Finley -.------------ ..---.---------------- ,
McWhorter NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ....--. Il
Mallory .-.. |
Lamar. 4
Balance scattering.
Gov Perry's friends are very conf
dent of the ultimate success of their can
didate and it is thought likely that after
a ballot or two the proposition of a
change in the manner of selecting the
caucus nominee will be- made and car
ried
There can be no doubt that Gov. Perry
has gained more than BloNham by the
withdrawal of PascO. The majority of
Pasco's supporters are Perry men and.
while there would not be sufficient to
elect, any change in the manner of vot-
ing would serve his interests. Should
it be decided to nominate a Senator on
the good old Democratic principle of a
ma jority of the members of the caucus,
there is not an apparent doubt that Gov
H.. fr,I It
the Bloxham men who SO strenuously
opposed any attempt to depart from this
rule in the caucus last night and this
alone would tend to show that they shifted
danger from afar. There seems to be
a strong disposition among all members,
however, to make the nominee and elect
him before shaking the classic dust of
Tallahassee from their feet and returning
to their constituents. A number of pos
sibilities are discussed and but few prob
abilities. Judge McWhOrter and Judge
George p. Raney are among the strong
probabilities.
SENATOR MALLORY.
Stephen r. Mallory, of Escambia
Senate and during all this prolonged
his voice has been earnestly
lifted to preserve party harmony. He
has been in the Legislature continuously
for ten years; he has therefore Il rich ex-
perIence joined to high degree of nat
ural ability and he is recognized besides
as an able lawyer, learned parliamenta-
rian and consistent Democrat. He is a
son of the Hon. S. r. Mallory, who was
Confederate Secretary of the Navy dur
ing all the trying period of the late war,
and who was a Federal Senator from
1851 to 1861 and when he resigned his
seat he was chairman of the Committee
Oh Naval Affairs. He died in 1873. The
younger Mallory is now about thirty
five years of age and may confidently
look forward to a career of much useful
ness to his party and State, and honor to
himself.
HOW HE WOULD DO 1T.
In the Senate the following queer res
was introduced by Senator
the colored Republican from
Ocala.
WHEREAS 1t has become appa-
rent that the friends of all the can
didates for United States Senator are
to stand by To the end of the
session, and
WHEREAS. Such unalterable determine
alton precludes the possibility of elect
ing United States Senator by the Pres
ent Legislature. therefore.
~
of the House of Representatives appears
i'm this chamber and invites the Senate
to sit in the hall of the House of Repre-
for the purpose of voting for
IA United States Senator, the President of
the Senate shall. until otherwise
by the Senate. reply
as follows: Il am directed by
the Senate to inform the House
of Representatives, through you. its COM
mittee. that the Senate, disclaiming
any discourtesy but with a desire only
To recognize them and expedite the un-
usually important business of the present
session. declines to accept the invitation
of tine House of Representatives To 90 in
To joint session for the purpose of voting
for United States Senator"
This was of course promptly tabled.
Both Houses remained in session as
usual. Many of the members left on the
afternoon trains for their homes
THE OCALA CLAIM.
In the House business was rushed as
usual. Among the most important
events. perhaps, was the favorable re-
port of the committee on the claims or
claim of Ocala for money advanced to
the East Florida Seminary. This is the
text of the report as made:
Your Committee on Claims, to whom
was referred House Bill No. 265, being
an act to provide for the payment of the
claim of the citizens of Ocala against the
State for certain and given by the town
of Ocala for the establishment of the
East Florida Seminary in 1852 have had
the same under consideration and find
that the citizens of the city of Ocala
gave to the said seminary the sum Of five